The University of Oxford logo takes the form of a dark blue square with a white emblem and name. At the top is a shield bearing an open book and three crowns, surrounded by an inscribed belt. The university’s name appears below, with the main word set in large serif lettering. The brand colour is called Oxford Blue. A thin white border is part of the logo itself and is retained on both light and dark backgrounds. Alongside the primary square arrangement, a horizontal rectangular version is available for spaces with limited height. In that version, the emblem sits on the left and the name on the right. The design thus combines historic heraldry with a consistent wordmark.
The University of Oxford is a university in Oxford, United Kingdom, and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Its exact foundation date is unknown, but evidence of teaching dates back to 1096. The first colleges appeared in the thirteenth century and gradually developed into today’s collegiate structure. Colleges provide much of students’ academic and everyday life, while faculties and departments organize subject teaching and research. The university works across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and medicine. Its institutions include the Bodleian Libraries, museums and scholarly collections, and one of its notable recent research achievements was the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
